Footwear.



UNITED STATE$ mm IOIII'I'I. or talcum lacuna.

'PATENT OFFICE.

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To all whom t't meg cenccm:

Be it known that I, Eowaao Roara're. a

" ttlllljttil of the to; of Great Britain, residwherein a boot form ing at leiceeter. in the county of Ieieoaer, England, have invented new and tttleful Improvements-in or Relating to Footwear, of which the following in a apeeitieatton.

'llmt invention relatea to footwear of the ootnhinod boot and legging type waterproof material latch for exam do an rubber wellingtona In thin tvpe .footwear the legging is made of etid unfoldable' material and in order to allow for the'ingrcaa ofthe foot it haa to he made undul wide and even then. it in difflcult and on. er certain circumatancea impeeaible tq don. and further, in eonaequenee of the width of the legging, for the purpoae hereiobefore mentioned. it in neat to impoaaible to obtain a comfortable fit.

The reeent invention has for tta object. inter- .n, rieing e to provide a boot com combined ahoo and easy to ng which put on the foot and w on donned, it can be adjuntedand tightened to the foot and ankle ao ae to lit comfortably thereto and at the name time be waterproofr The invention compriaee a ahoe prefe hly of the rubber type having a comparat vely thin and flexible 1 'ng water prootly connected thereto whic permits of It being collapaed. on for exam: e in concertina orm, to allow the foot to enter the boot and than can be drawn up over the leg and .form a waterproof covering thereto, a tab or other meana being provided to fit over a button oirzithe troneera and hold the legging in poa on.

In order that the invention may be clearly underatood, a drawing in appended hereto according to this invention. ie illustrated.

In the drawing referred to:-Figure- 1 ehowa the boot an it appeara when being Lora. Fi 2 ahowa the nmo article the ahoe m to a low for the entrance of nto the made of.

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any well known attern. elosahlo by" law button or other aateners. the form or pat tern referred however being that of n Der y ahoe l to which the logging 2 iattached in a water roof manner as hereinafter described. T e shoe .1 is preferably of the rubber type and the leg' ing .3 iof a comparatu'clythin, tlexible autrwator prooi' in material consisting of rubber t'ovort'tl fa rtc. each for example as linen, oioth ot' eanvaa. The flexible legging '2 is water. prootly nleana of indiarubber eolution, cement. wato! proof adhesive or, and refcrabiy, by a lrnown of vult'vaniaa ion. 7

The eggtng 2 is attached to the shoe I along line in Fi that'ie to aa ,the lower edge ofthel n is connected othe top am. on the inai e o the ehoe -1 around the hnck 4 and aides 5 thereof, then down each aide of connected to the shoe 1 either by a hoe re resented by the dot and dash erein and is connected to the shoe' leg an shown in Fig. l. a tub or otpii'vulont 8 being provided to fit over a button on the trouaera or hrcoehc for the pin-poses of hfill. in the legging 2 in osition when the boot in It; worn. The t tin ohnrartt-t' and tloxihility of tho legging also permit it to be folded over or gathered at the lower front part-0 no that the wings or luring tabs 10 of the open front of the shoe (which may ht with or without a tongue II) can fold thereover and the shoe and legging he tmufm'b ably faatened on the foot.

What I claim then ie:--'

A waterproof boot consisting of tin.- porlnanent combination of a shoe and logging the ehee havin a front omnin closnbltby a fastener and file legging dug without any lidQ oponing lnd made of tl iin flexible Inter In testimony whom-0f I inmsigned my iroofqnlknal, iho lower edge of the logging mum to this smciiiralidn in tho promo-1'. of

nail waterproofly connected to llw top and two subscribing film-5*; inaiye of the quurtor of the shoo around the EDWA HI) I )IRER'I'S.

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